EVENING LEDGERPHTL'ADELPHIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1916.
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BTSOrsts.
Binr "K'Sfn he "aw his, wife. Alls.
B"1"' inJhiS old plnymafn. Alan Wfijne,
iMUMn " following ,n well-
fMii. ji Vn ncrry lcldca to tsue mo
r,l"l.f..l ift N'W York. After fomo
w 'K .nMiinters a e rl on a renin
,nrn c..v ..ii nf thfl Han i ran
tv... inn in""" ". :. .""..
li Blr on.l rtwWe" to uvo -nun ner
rVrA'Ar.0'?,'.! hlm-rlf. Tint liH
".' win sent the young, man
bu!?..jA,l." rrnlliecl the flKnlfl-
t, h,r flopcmont Him Jumped off tho
'! r.ci. nulllnir out or the station.
m 61 nc
? K ".. "'"Ho Ve ht to " Atr lea
fffho'awclfatmn, "Ten Percent
"P"nwlillc. hen nil trncej of
Wfc.SfJ! i movM to Gerry's old homo
WBT.r'iill' wliero she liven with her
l ?'.!i iw. All (tnorant of the fact,
L,riimM tho father of n hoy bnrk n
rrr I'.wrr'jL.i tnkn tlerrv lone to
M "J '..A in hl now surroundings, nml
' .'VK,..!f to hl now KurrounillnBB. nm
"l.M Msrcnrlta. the ulrl. lins turneil
n M 'if ?.Vl.r. nu wnll nit herpelf. to
flVlfrtifllupon k number or Improve
k," CJT'.reatcat a tho fVftetn off
gri$&h thho- sra rial
nt, eomplclcd Jltcli.
IClUrTBIl XlX-Contlnuod.
rtiEr mado a strnngo picture, sitting
Cido by Wo on tho twisted log. Ocrry
ht looking moro and moro like a Greek
f if His hair, close cropped by Mnr
"5. .itemed to have bronzed with his
fi The cotton Jumper nnd trousers
j molded themselves to his limbs. His
M wm trimmed down to pcifcct lines.
tin he moved one could sec muscles
! Mini ns though work wcro play. Ills
1 , wtre deep and clear. They had for
I t the look of whisky. On his feet
V rawhide sandals. Like a native he
Shamed to keep them on with the
ij of a leather button held between his
Jt Ilia fee wcro white. His face, like
f body! was alive. Ho held his big
Sm-leaf hat In his hands, tor ho was
lair the shado of the priest's great
itnn umbrella. .. . .
fWber Mathlas, too, had taken oft His
tanfl law " carciiuiy i't.j
... wuh n vast red bandana hand-
rchief he mopped his gray head, his
taenlnff tonsure nnu ins iai joi.
Lbout him thero was nothlnB In tralnliiB
zcept his eyes They gieamcu nnu
l..hVd from a passive, mask; they swept
ierry from head to toe. "Flesh Is not
ay Duraen, mj own. i
Qerry Knew nimscu m mu i"" "-
father confessor. Ho becan to toll
i. .lA.ire.'imllv In that blazo of trop-
Lj light, perched beside his own handl-
ifork: a frocked priest at ins siue; n.
3Ulc, with ncau ami cam in-iiutui, i
lm and down In the valley, the planta
tion house, Jiargarua, mo nvcp-u m
ard to picture AIIX. no seemuu iu uu
i the frcc-swInBlng orbit of nnothcr
phere. to told n lucid Btory, out ns no
poke ho seemed to seo himself nnd Alix
Imlnlshed by a greater pcrspectlvo than
,crn tlme-illes buzzing under glass.
'aguely he felt that he must still lovo
Hi were Altx or ms niq. uui hhu m
ot She belonged to a meclinnlsm of llfo
is whirring of whoso tiny wheels
rowncd out tho low tones of elemental
Mnffs which, onco heard, left no place
i a man's heart for lesser sounds.
Gerry did not plcturo himself ns en
hanced by tho simple life, but ho felt
ubconsclously that while once Nature's
msle had seemed but tho shrilling ot
llcadao, matching tho ncuto note ot nn
artificial whirl, now it sang to him in tho
Hecp tones of a resonant organ sang
Iklth hlm-for ho felt that ho was of tho
auslc. that his body was a vibrating,
i&Vtd cord In a monster harp.
The priest did not watch him ns ho
liked, but, when ho had finished, turned
mi itemed to drill him with hl.s piercing
(yea, "It Is well," no said. "Llfo has
mffeled you that later jou may buffet
Jfe. But It Is not with that distant
uture that I would meddle. To inn you
re only a sudden factor In tho life of
ine of the most Innocent of my flock.
iome people have an exaggerated Idea of
nnocence. Not I Margarita is innocent
o me. She has mariicd you In her heart.
iome day you will go away " Gerry
hook his head In denial but tho priest re
timed, "some day you will go away nnd
t will kill her. Itut In tho meantime
.jou make her Uvo a llfo of sin. Why do
jou? Why not marry her?"
. Gerry looked around In surprise. "Marry
5l Haven't I told you that I am mar
ried?" .The priest shrugged his shouldors. "All
hat, my eon, Is locked In tho confessional.
JVhy make a mountain of a distant mole
5JH? Need your two worlds ever clash?
oa lose nothing You glvo peace to tho
j!rl who Is ready to rcnounco tho rlghtH
uid privileges of .Mother Church rather
loan jay a word that might frighten you
iway, She made mo swear that I would
wver breathe to you of marriage." Gerry
mlled but tho priest continued calmly,
the girl la all I am thinking of-the girl
Jjd the children."
j'Childrent" exclaimed 'Gerry. Years
'Ith Alix had relegated children to a
Ute of remote contingency.
was the priest's turn to smile. "Yes,"
e said, "children. They happen, some
how, Gerry did not smile. Ho was trying to
icture himself In relation to children.
It would not be fair," continued
"her Mathlas, "to the children. This
"e Is Margarita's. It was wortii
athlne without your ditch. It will soon
Wprth a great deal. Say you died
JWu 't her with chlldren-they could
Inherit. After all, It la a small thing
.r2?u " do' Vo" wd I will know tho
irriage is illegal, but it is big odds that
'tit wl" n!Ver know U-"
ftrS'f8 are your morals, Father?"
H ury. smiling. "Do you counsel me
'live a lie?"
5'J ?rt'3t 8napped his fat fingers. "In
S.. f?ce asainst peace of mind, lies
OJeathers, Besides, wo oil live a lie
iV.ay;, 9ur amuWon Bhould be to tlve
S. Jklnd'y "e and not a mean, self
Rill one ThB ldea. the absoluto In
K ls ""Mess-bloodless. Wo Bpeak
HS1? ,0 man- c'7 Well, when tho
5F have spreau out life behind you,
in"' (A ewn ifz
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Mfc.
JLWlll look h.inLr ..vi.l DnA fl.lu l.u.nn
W'ness contains content, but happiness
ne enemy of content They who pur
iSjpe greater may lose all; thoy who
iS n ,ei,30r sometimes obtain tho
-Ti EchQl' my major and my minor
iU and tho conclusion is: The part
J'Jays greater than tho whole aud a
Kile may help on a great truth."
t.V. miled at tho Jesuitry. It ap
m?J to him, It fitted in with the ln
.Whi or?er ot things. He rose and held
tgf Ind. "It children come," he
iff. ?U1 marry her,"
Bf J i scrnmbleU to his feet, his
i& Wreatheil It! unll.a iriia a1,i,n.t
wreUa framed him in a. gigantic
; Une inore Indiscretion," he
;', and this time the confeional is
je source, that Is. not directly. My
y naq uetter marry her straight
e time all bn InfrrAl hurt rpnehp.l
8 brain Fntlmr Mnthlnu hml xllmlinH
Lul0 and was off tn thn limine flnrrv
ld him slowly He did not feel as
azn ha wo,. k.. a- tAn mv.
HLtse brought thus' suddenly to his
fljSPjplatlon would be no meaningless
KLnUWfUl form tn him lln um,l,l
',' solemn consecration to father-
be reached the house. Margarita
RS pantlnu and filuhteucd beside
t. one hand on her breast, the
d out e though KCjoniav, studied
for &. iuniz moinent and thn
lierself into his mow llu held
t sod isughed Ills Uiugbtcr was
" like hlniself, resssuriri. Mar-
- wuj quneruiK and aobhinic. tie
IVSr hfjinl it uun hffnr-a Kitjjl-
. f stopped and raisa hw ya
'a ttgt!Bie- tojica. 'lutir iooks
It... , , ...
h m L-"'-?" h0-Id- Eac" "ado
pi, . . unspoKon promise.
oY n.cfxl 'nofilng tho priest left them
Sn he nrnMi"'1 htawlll nlmo.t JauntlPy
elerlenl T, "S mU' ll,s wldo-brlmmcd,
nf i f l Wn,3 ,usl,c,, bttck t0 th verge
J,'!"1' nnd the great umbrella was
slanted to meet tho level raya of tho
?lv0'irii!nni. PrlCSt nn" mul nMn'd o
give tho Impression of a Rea-golng tub
nf; . ?. ra tl8,, ioym,s """ The priest
li i1"" ant- o lial married the lovers
?i.i?"wA WU" lllm th0 "oouments for
turned laboriously nnd its convoy with It
Tho two men looked over tho valley
AhLW' TllVvallcv Bmllp1
n,, K " waa robcd ln a widespread
flush ot green. Tho priest nodded sloxv-
li'., .. R00t1-" ho said. MKarowell,
n .y.iSn'. .nl?,1 h0 turncd to Bal1 Ponilor-
OUflly out nlo Ihn linrren Intwl. .-...-
and thorn. "' "lv-lua
finr?i, wa,lchcd. Wm out of Right nnd
thon turned to his wont of tilling tho
TlnnlfnVl0 C'!t ""J l'St f tl10 c md
nonlfaclo planted tho Joints nt a slant
with knowing hand. Ho sorted the bolls
of cotton. Tho women studied the liber
?i? Whin ." wna lonff' Blllty -n,l tough
they picked out thn seeds with caro and
hoarded them, for their tlmo waa not yet.
rnddl ty "rECd nnotIlor' Th0 davs Passed
Ono morning Gerry looked up from his
labor to find a mounted flguro Just behind
mm. An elderly man of florid fnce sat n
restivo stallion of Arab strain. Tho
stranger's noto was opulence. From his
raimma hat, thin nnd light as paper,
to his silver spurs and tho silver-mounted
harness of his horse, wealth marked him.
Ho was dressed In white linen and his
Ilarlng, glossy riding boots of embroidered
ilusslitn leather stood out from tho white
clothes and tho whiter sheep's fleece that
sun od as saddle cloth, with telling effect.
In his hands waa a allvcr-mountod raw
hldo quirt. His faco was grave, his eyes
bluo and kindly.
As Gerry looked nt him ho spoke. "I'm
I-leber from up the river. Father Mathlas
told me nbout you."
Gerry started at tho familiar English
nnd frowned. At tho frown tho stranger's
eyes shifted. "I didn't como down hero
to bother you," ho went on hastily.
"Father Mathlas told mo nbout the green
grass and I couldn't keep away. I've got
cattle and horses up my way and they're
dying starving. I camo down to mako a
deal. I've picked out a hundred nnd
twenty head with blood In 'cm horses and
cnttle. If you'll tnko 'em and feed 'em
through to tho rains I'll glvo you ten out
of the hundred. Somo are too far gono
to save, I'm afraid."
Geiry looked nt his tiny plantations,
which showed tip meanly ln tho great
oxpnnso ot waste pasture. "I'm sorry,"
ho said, "but I'm afraid 1 can't. You sec,
I can't afford to fence."
Llebor looked around nnd nodded.
"That's all right," ho snld. "I've got n
lot of old wire that's no uso to mo and a
lot of loafers to tear It down and put It
up. I'll fence ns much pasture as you
say and throw In tho fencing on tno deal."
"That's mighty fair," said Gerry; "I'll
tako you." Ho dropped his hoe. "Won't
you come down to tho houso nnd havo a
bite to eat?" Ho turned and Lienor
started to follow. "IJy tho way," said
Gerry over his shoulder, "you'ro not a
German, aro you?"
I.lebcr stopped his horse. His eyes wav
ered. "No," ho said shortly, "I'm not.
I'm nn American. After nil. I don't think
I ought to wasto any time. Hours tell
with starving stock. I'll get bnck In a
hurry. If you don t mind. My men nnd
tho wlro will bo hero Just that much
sooner."
Gerry frowned again, but this time nt
himself. Ho felt that he had stepped on
nnothcr man's cornH whllu defending his
own. "All right. Mr. I.leber." ho said.
"The sooner tho better. I'll do all I can
to help."
The next morning tho men came, ac
companied by oxenrts loaded with fenc
ing, posts and nil. I.Ieber wn4 with them.
Ho sat his horso through tho hot hours
nnd drove his men stcndlly. Gerry threw
himself Into tho work as foreman. Tho
fenco grow with nmnzing rapidity. From
tho bridge they carried It In a straight
lino past tho house to tho river. It cut
off a vast triangle, whose two other sides
wore held by tho ditch nnd the river.
Dy night tho work wns nlmost done.
Gerry wns tired nnd hnppy, hut ho sighed.
How mnny weeks of loll would not ho
and nonlfaclo havo had to put in to ac
complish this fence! Money nssumed n
new nspect In his thoughts. Whnt could
ho not do If ho hnd money to buy mate
rial and to pay labor? How ho could
mako a little money grow! Ho thought
of tho bank account nt homo that must
be piling up In his name. Hut somehow
tho thought of that money was not tan
tnllzlng. That solution hnd nothing to
do with his present problem of life. Thnt
monoy soomed unaclnted to himself now
unrelated to effort. It did not belong In
the Bchcmo of things.
I.Ieber stayed tho night with them, nnd
Gerry studied nnd Imitated tho older
man's Impersonality. Llebor kept his eyes
on his plato or In the vaguo dlstnnco
whllo tho women attended them, nnd ns
soon ob tho business of eating was over
ho retired to tho room that had been
allotted to him.
Ho wns up early In tho morning and
nway to meet the coming herd. First
camo tho horBCS. neighing nnd quickening
their weak trot at the smell of grass. Far
nway nnd llko n distorted echo sounded
tho lowing of tho slower rattle. The llttlo
herd of Fozcnda Florcs caught tho moan
ing cry nnd lifted lazy heads. Ono or two
lowed back.
Tho horsca wcro rounded up nt the
bridge to await tho cnttle. They stretched
thin necks toward tho calling grass nnd
moved restlessly nbout with quick turns
of eager heads and low Impatient whin
nies. I.Ieber sat his Rtablo-fcd stallion
stolidly, but his eyes grow moist na ho
looked over tho bony lot of horses.
"They must wait for tho cattle," he said
to aerry. "A fair start nnd no favor.
God, If you could have seen them threo
months ago!"
Gerry opened the wlro gap. Tho horses
gavo an anticipatory whirl nnd then
dashed through. They forgot their weak
ness. Thoy galloped down tho slope,
spurning beneath their feet the food thev
had longed for. They did not stop till
they reached tho rich bottoms. Llebor
smiled affectionately. "There's spirit for
you," ho snld.
Tho cattle followed but tho men had to
boat tho first through away from tho gap.
They had stopped to cat and had blocked
tho way. At last they were all In nnd
the gap closed. One or two stood with
straddled feet and continued to low, their
lips just brushing tho lush grass. "Poor
beasts," said Lleber, the umllo gono from
his fnce, "they nro too weak to eat."
Ho and Gerry went back to tho houso
for breakfast. Tho herders sat nnd
smoked. Thoy had had coffco; It would
seo them through half tho day. Before
Lleber left, tho horses were herded once
moro nnd with much trouble driven out
upon tho desert. Lleber turned to Gerry.
"Don't let them bnck In until tomorrow,
please," ho said. "It jou do, they'll
founder."
"What nbout the cattlo?" asked Gerry.
"Tho cattlo are all right. They haven't
enough spirit left to kill themselves eat
ing. They'll begin I)lng down pretty
Boon. Good-by, nnd lemember, you'll get
a warm welcome up at Llebcr'a whenever
you feel llko riding over."
"Thanks," said Gerry. "Good-by."
Ho watched Lleber rldo nway on tho
road tho priest had taken. Fazenda
Flores, his Isolated refuge, wan beginning
to link Itself to a world. Man, like n vine,
has tendrils. To climb ho must reach
them out nnd cling. .
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
Miss Susanna R. Will
iams Enjoys Her
Unique Distinction
Finds More Pleasure in
It Than in Social
Diversions
In MlR1? Susnnna It. Williams, daughter
of Randall Williams, a lumbar merchant,
Haverford has n rcnl business woman.
Miss Williams i ono of tho ninny women
In Pennsylvania who within tho last few
months has entered tho buslnc.11 arena.
She Is the owner of tho Wool Shop, nt
Haverford. It Is there where society folks
living on tho Main Line go for their
Scotch wools and other things when they
don't feel llko making a Journey to Phila
delphia. Standing behind a countor, nccordlng to
Miss Wllllami, given her moro pleasure
than In spending her tlmo with card-play-Ing,
teas and gossip. Miss Williams has
never had any training for business. Sho
Bald today that any woman with a llttlo
common senso can do Just what Rho did.
"Thrco things arc essential when n
woman goes Into a business proposition,"
snld Miss Wllllnm.i
"They nro a little capital, confldenco and
common sense."
Tho Wool Shop Is housed ln a little
nttrnctlvo whlto cottage. Thero Is nn old
fashioned doorway, and Insldo thero Is
a big open Hreplaco with really old brass
furnishings, quaint chinn, furniture,
screens nnd wooli. The huge cupboards
nlong ono wall nro full to bursting with
n rainbow of wools, whllo chnlrs, tables
nnd boxes nre crowded with sweaters and
scarfs nnd pretty socks for bnhlcs.
"I began Importing Scotch wools with
no Idea of ever going Into business," snld
Miss Williams today. "I Imported tho
wools for my own uso. What I didn't
want I ti3cd to se.ll.J.0 my friends and
neighbors.
"I soon found out that there was a
great demand for wools In this country.
Through n friend of mine who Is travel
ing now In England I learned thnt I could
buy In large quantities nt much smnller
prices. I began to Import and my busi
ness began to Increase. Now I receive
orders not only, from resident along tho
Main Line, but also from different parts
of tho country."
Miss Williams' venture wns so success-
'7 p
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MISS SUSANNE WILLIAMS
ful that she mndo up lier mind to be
come a rcnl huslncKS woman. Her busi
ness was getting too largo for tho room
Rho was allotted In her home, nnd It nlso
became Inconvenient to tako strangers
through tho houso to look nt wools. So
she Went ahead and rented the llttlo cot
tage where tile Wool Shop Is now located.
"My little shop has become a haven of
rest, not only to me but to many of my
friends," said Mlsi Williams. "Thnt la
one reason why I do not havo a telephone
Installed. I llko to feel that thero Is
ono place where I can sit cozlly by the
llro nnd knit or crochet without nny
Interruption other than an occasional
customer. Mnny of my women friends
llko to drop In during tho nftornoon to
knit nnd have ten.
"It Is certainly nlco to bo known ns
yourn own 'bosw.' My ndvlco to other
women la to become Interested In some
business. They will never regret It. I
frankly ndmlt that I much prefer nn oc
cupation of this sort to filling In my days
with cards, leas and gossip.
"Owing to tho war the price of wools
has not only been ndvanced, but It has
become necessary for me to secure a Hpc
elal permit from tho Urltlsh Government
before I nm allowed to rccelvo nny wool
from tho other side."
MAIN LINE SOCIETY "SNIFFS"
Variation of Dominoes All tho Rage.
Tournament Is Being Arranged
"Sniff," n variation of tho gamo of
dominoes, Is nil the rngc nmong society
people on fho Main Line. The game gets
Its nnmo from tho fact thnt It ls tho pre
rogative of tho loser to "sniff" at tho
winner not more than once. Plnns have
been announced at tho Merlon Cricket
Club thnt a progressive "sniff" tourna
ment will be held February IS. So far
W. It. ltossmassler, J. B. Townsend, 3d,
Edward II. Lo Doutllllcr and J. A. Brown
have entered.
As a matter of fact "sniff la a highly
scientific and exciting game.
Several jears ngo Frederick L. Bally,
of Wynnewood. staged a "sniff" tourna
ment for tho championship ot tho Main
Line Somo ot tho contestants wcro Ed
gar C. Felton. James F. Fahnestock, treas
urer of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Win
throp Sargent. James Boyd, Frank Ten
ney and Lewis Lllllo, vlco president of
tho United Gas Improvement Compnny.
In charge of tho present tournament
are E. Y. Townsend, chairman ot the
committee; John B. Thayer, II. Vail
Marsh, II. J. Lawrence, Jr.. William N.
Davis, Lothrop Leo and W. R. Ross-massler.
MEASLES CLOSE SCHOOLS
Cheltenham Township Board of
Health Takes Action
An epidemic of measles has developed
ln Wyncoto, nnd tho Cheltenham Town
ship Board of Health yesterday ordered
the public school at that placo closed.
It waa said last night this action was
taken aa a precaution to prevent tho
sprend of tho disease to surrounding
sections. It wns nlso said that tho mea
sles epidemic had affected members of
somo of tho most prominent families of
Wyncoto.
FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
GOOD-NIGHT TALK
Dear Children I was thinking the other day what I would do if I
were a little girl and had a doll. Of course, I have never been a little girl
and it is very hard to imagine what I WOULD do if I had a doll. It would
be rather funny for mo to get a doll now when I havo a little girl of my
own who plays with dolls. I wonder what she would say if she saw HER
father playing with dolls?
Of course, no grown person is supposed to read this, so I can say what
I am a mind to. However, I was wondering if I had a doll, how would I
know when to spank her?
In our column we try not to talk to boys or girls but always to boys
AND girls, for they arc both interested in the same kind of KNOWLEDGE;
but I see no reason why boys should not be interested in dolls, even if they
do not play with them. Every boy hopes SOME DAY to bo a father and,
of course, every little girl hopes some day to have real babies of her own,
and I was wondering if a little mother knew when to spank her doll sho
would know when to spank her real babies later on.
I am just WONDERING, you see.
I believe a doll should be spanked for one thing, anyway, and that is
disobeying.
Let us all learn to obey during 101(1. Girls may teach their DOLLS to
obey and boys, why, boys must teach THEMSELVES to obey.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
Our Postoffice Box
A bright good-evening to little
Abraham Cilivitch, South 9th street.
This littlo man is a very close friend
of your editors, ho is very fond of
music and ho knows how to typewrite.
A r o n't those
threo facts fine
enough to state
about any boy?
Arnold Harvey,
South Lambert
street, is very
much interested
in e 1 e c tricity.
Perhaps ho could
help some brother
member who has
the same hobby,
or perhaps some brother member could
help him. How about it, boysi
Prospero and Spartaco Donato,
South 10th street, aro very good boys
in school. If you don't believe it,
look at their reports. Thero is a
great big NINE on Spartaco's and
what Prospero got is so fine a secret
that we're afraid .to put it down.
Anna Witham, Emerald street, sent
40 postals to Eleanor Grinnan, Race
Street, West Philadelphia. What do
you think of that?
Charles Burrison, Chestnut fetreet,
is going to help us to have a club of
1,000,000 members! 1 1
Susanna Kessler, Haddonfleld, N.
J., reports the following kind acta?
Farmer Smith, Children's Editor,
Evening Ledger, Philadelphia.
I wish to become a member of
your Rainbow Club and agreo to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY.
Namo
Address
Age .
School I attend
rumrcH
Kouih nth Sir. t
(1) I wash and dry the dishes, (2) I
go on all tho errands mother tells me
to, (3) I help mother and father all
I can, (-1) I 'want to mail postals to
the children in the hospital, (6) I
send love to all tho Rainbows. What
a lot of sunshine to be crowded into
one small-person I
Marie McKeown, Carpenter street,
wrote us a very wee note and it was
so nice it made us wish for a bigger
one. Think of this wish the next time
you write.
Do You Know This?
1, Can you ever see the wind?
(Five credits.)
2. What becomes of the rain after
a storm? (Five credits.)
8. Write a rhyme of two lines
about the wind and the rain. (Five
credits,)
Why Dogs Turn
'Round and 'Round
"Have you ever noticed," said
Ethel's father one night, "that a dog
turns 'round and 'round before he lies
down?"
"Yes, Daddy, I have, and will you
tell me why?" asked little Ethel.
"The story is simple and hero it is,"
said her father.
"Old Lady Fiddlesticks was sitting
by the fire one night when she noticed
her dog Catsup turning 'round and
'round beforo ho lay down. She got
up to seo what was tho matter. She
could find nothing, for sho had a com
fortable pillow for him to sleep on.
She thought tho best thing would be
to ask the Gentle Breeze why it was
he seemed so restless beforo he lay
down.
"So when the Gentle Brcczo came
the dear old lady asked her why it
was tho dog went 'round and 'round
before he lay down to go to sleep.
"'I know most everything about
good dogs, but that is too much for
me,' sho said. 'Suppose we write a
note to the wise old Owl. He knows
everything.'
"'I must tell you something which
you may not know. When you wish
to know anything, you write your
question on the leaf of a honeysuckle
vine and put it in tho fire at dead of
night,' said tho Gentle Breeze.
" 'But I will not be here then,' said
tho old lady.
" I intend to Jo it tonight, with a
honeysuckle leaf and a porcupine's
quill with some violet's blue for ink,
said the Gentle Breeze, And sho did
so and very soon the old Owl came
with his answer. Looking very wise
he said;
"A very, very long time ago dogs
lived in the long grass beside the
Chicken Broth. River. Every time the
dogs wanted to lie down they turned
'round and 'round to make a nice soft
bed. From that day to this a dog
turns 'round and 'round before lying
down and if you say, "Chicken Broth
River" to any dog he will smile at you
and wag his tail in memory of the
long ago.'
"Thank you,' said the Gentle
Breeze. 'I shall teJl Old Lady Fiddle
sticks, and X know she will thank
Merchants Oppose Toll Gates
A delegation of 25 representatives of
business men's organizations ln tho north
ern suburban section will go to Harrls
burg next Tuesday to confer with I'. J.
Cunningham, Stato Highway Commis
sioner, regarding tho abolition of toll
gatci on the turnplko between Spring
house nnd Quakortown. It now costs 77
cents to travel over lf miles of tho pike,
part of which Is said to bo unfit for
traveX
1 Twenty-five years ago to be exact,
on January 23d, 1891 we opened our first
store at 1214-16 South Second Street. Our
first day's sales were one hundred and sixty
one dollars, and the second day's sales were
two hundred and ninety dollars. Our busi
ness has kept growing, our sales now
amounting to millions of dollars a year
increasing every year.
We have been faithfully serving the
people ever since by selling groceries of the
Highest Quality at prices within the reach
of all.
It is well known that the people of
Philadelphia are buying better groceries
at lower prices than any other city in the
country, and we are justly proud of the
important part we have had in bringing this
about through our large chain of stores, so
well known as "The Stores Where Quality
Counts."
We extend to you a cordial invitation
to come this week and share in all the good
things to be had at our stores. One of our
specials for this week is an
1
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Can
GOLD SEAL
PEACHES
Gold Seal arc large, luscious halves of the finest
California Peaches, packed in rich syrup. For
peaches of this quality you will pay 20c the can
or more outside of our stores.
Robinson El Crawford
The Stores Where Quality Counts
Throughout the City and Suburbs
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"Bridjet quit to wed her steady,
But Mrs, Wise had a new cook ready,"
HEN Bridget told Mrs. Wise that she expected to get
married next Saturday, Mrs. Wise was not dismayed.
She simply called Walnut 3000 on the telephone. This is
the conversation that occurred:
"Hello! Is this Miss Reed?"
"Yes."
"My cook has just resigned. Have you a suitable person
that you can recommend for the position?"
"Yes I We have several that are capable of filling it.
How will this one suit you she is a young widow, no
children, and was employed until recently by Mrs, So-and-so,
who has gone South for the winter. Mrs, So-and-so says she
is an excellent cook !"
"Tell her to call at my house as soon as possible. She
can begin work at once. Thank you ! Good-by 1"
NEED A COOK:?
. CM Walnut or Mam 3000
Ledger's Household Registry Bureau
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